schizo

¹ American  

[skit-soh] / ˈskɪt soʊ /

Sometimes schitzo,

noun

plural

schizos

1. a schizophrenic or schizoid person.

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adjective

1. schizophrenic or schizoid.

2. crazy; wildly eccentric; lunatic.

schizo- ² American  

especially before a vowel, schiz-.

1. a combining form meaning “split,” used in the formation of compound words.

   schizogenetic.

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schizo ¹ British  

/ ˈskɪtsəʊ /

adjective

1. schizophrenic

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noun

1. a schizophrenic person

schizo- ² British  

combining form

1. indicating a cleavage, split, or division

   schizocarp

   schizophrenia

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Etymology

Origin of schizo¹

1940–45; by shortening; -o

Origin of schizo-²

< Greek, combining form representing schízein to part, split

Example Sentences

Ultimately, though, it's a little schizo, like a depressed dude in a clown suit, or a Theodore Dreiser novel hopped up on not enough happy pills.

From Salon • Oct. 14, 2010

Otherwise you will be schizo, a stranger to others and to your other self.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was enough to make a schizo of a choreographer, let alone a Tancredi.

From Time Magazine Archive